ChuckFlixs: Lionheart By Chuck VanHoose January 11, 2019I apologize for not having any ChuckFlixs up since Birdbox. But the beginning of the year was busy and my father in law was in the hospital. He is feeling a lot better and has been home for a couple of days. I plan to have a couple more ChuckFlixs up by Sunday.

Lionheart was on several lists of most anticipated Netflix originals for 2019. The movie is directed by first time director and Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji who also plays the main character.

The movie takes place in Nigeria and is about a family owned bus company. Genevieve plays Abaeze who works for her father’s company. He father is played by Pete Edochie. He falls ill so she believes that she is the right one to take over the company, however her uncle is put in charge. The movie is about family values, and a woman working hard in a male dominated business. She wants to prove that she can run the company.

Positives
I enjoyed this movie more than I thought I would. I would say this a good to great movie. I think that the cast did very well. Genevieve gives a great performance and does a great job directing. The family showed strong family values. It showed a daughter wanting to do her best without disrespecting her father.

The uncle played by Nkem Owoh was the comedic relief of the movie. I think it did a good job in that role. Not every joke worked but that’s to be expected. At times when he was suppose to be serious and help Genevieve he did a good job there too.

The cinematography of the film is fantastic. It truly captured the beauty of the country. It’s not the best of the year but it’s still well done.

Middle of the road
The minor and supporting characters which consisted of family members and employees did a decent job. That didn’t have a lot of screen time but they served their purpose.

The love interest is okay but felt unnecessary. Because he could have accomplished the his goal without being a love interest. Because I think Genevieve was strong enough to not have one.

Negatives
The movie did feel slow at times but then would speed up. As if it was trying to balance itself out. So that was distracting at times because it was a consistent pace. The antagonist of the movie wasn’t compelling. He was given a stereotype antagonist role and that’s all it was.

Rating: 7.8/10

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